Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-01-06
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In order that persons abroad
may be Informed as to the impor.
lance and size of IIazlchurst, we
will give u little insight rs to the
number of business houses, ami 9th
or matters which will serve that
purpose. 1t will he remembered
that in November, 1880, the primer
pal square in town was burned,
but to-day every business house
that was destroyed except one Is
replaced by substantial brick ones,
in every respect superior to the old
ones. In tie short space OF twelve
months, twenty buildings eighteen
of which are brick, have been cree
ted.
The town has been noted rs Il
good cotton market, in proof OF
which from twelve to fifteen thou
sand bales are shipped annually;
in fact, Jackson was the only point
that exceeding the shipments from
here, aud much of that was trans
fer cotton. The roads leading to
Hazlchurst have been in fine con-
di,ion, are well bridgcd and never
become impossible. A sharp COM
petiiion between merchants has
, been kept up, goods have been sold
remarkably low aud outside figures
paid for cotton.
There are sixteen dry good stores
and grocery houses, some OF which
handle from 1000 to 5000 bales Of
cotton each and carrying stocks OF
from $4,000 to $4,000. There are
four films dealing exclusively in
! groceries, four millinery establish
ments, two barber shops, three
blacksmith shops, rice mill gun
smith, first class jcweler, two livery
stables. one stoves and ilnwarc,
four Of the finest drug stores, ana
one of the best hardware houses IN
the South. There are two ~ good
hotels as can he found anywhere,
one "A two story frame mansard
roof the other a two story brick,
handsomely furnished, besides three
first class boarding houses, eight
lawyers attend to the legal buSl-
ness and five practlcing physicians
administer to the sick; Ii you
want 10 attend church you can
have preference of the Methodist,
BAPTIST, Presbyterian, Episcopal
or Catholic; besides there are two
coloicd churches. If you arc Il
member of any lodge, you can ilnd
a,lmit.ancc 10 either the Masonic,
Knights Of Honor, knights OF La
Dor, or tie American Legion OF
Honor.
Icyou desire Ia subscribe for the
SiGNN. CoriAIiANSou can do 40
with your city sc.ipt, which Is
worth dollar for dollar, or you can
draw money from the Merchants
aud Planters Bank, another soild
institution of the town. No better
society can be found than is here,
no, because we are resident, hut
bccuu.c il is a fact. You will find
no Goldfish aris,Ocracy, but any one
who conducts himself hOnOrably
will gain almittancc Into society.
Hazlehurst is the county seat al
Copah, the largest rhlte county
in the state. lis in the great frUi,
feet, and the past season shipped
5j.OoO boxes of peaches, which
were grown within iiN miles of the
place. This was in addition to the
large amount OF Vegetables lm'
mcdiatcly ut hand are mills winch
supply the finest yellow pine lum'
Der for building purposes.
The town is favOribly located,
and is the best market Tor the collii'
try contiguous, but our merchants
must not rely altogether OH that, but
continue to hold Oul Inducements
anu even offer better bncs, for there
are strong and live competitors
both on the east aud vest. Hazle-
hurst has the natural advantages,
but they will avail naught II her
citizens are not live anal active.
Congressman Springer wants 10
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